Even after years of observing, a new picture of Uranus from Keck Observatory can stop me in my tracks and make me… — Heidi Hammel Even Copy Share Image
When I first heard that a comet was going to hit Jupiter, my reaction was, 'Eh. So what? Jupiter's huge. Comets are… — Heidi Hammel Dark Copy Share Image
There are amateurs who have seen that one of Uranus' poles is brighter than the other, or who have seen cloud formations… — Heidi Hammel Cloud Copy Share Image
I would say the biggest challenge I had as a woman in science is be a mom. It's really hard. It's very… — Heidi Hammel Children Copy Share Image
No one planet can tell us everything about the universe, but Neptune seems to hold more than its share of information about… — Heidi Hammel Everything Copy Share Image
The thing about telescopes is that the mirror is the main component. Once that's built, you don't need to build new ones;… — Heidi Hammel Mirror Copy Share Image
I don't think I could advocate for increasing NASA's budget by a factor of two or ten, because I want us to… — Heidi Hammel Budget Copy Share Image
Whatever I was going into, whether it was going to be chorus or history or astronomy or whatever, do it right. Be… — Heidi Hammel Astronomy Copy Share Image
By monitoring auroral activity on exoplanets, we may be able to infer the presence of water on or within an exoplanet. — Heidi Hammel May Copy Share Image
We thought of Uranus's atmosphere as pretty much dead. And it's not. — Heidi Hammel Atmosphere Copy Share Image
Because exploration is not science driven, you've got to ask what is it driven by? And it's driven by politics. — Heidi Hammel Because Copy Share Image
I think the only way that the U.S. human spaceflight program is going to get really revitalized, really put sort of an… — Heidi Hammel American Copy Share Image
Together, NASA and Hubble are opening new vistas on the universe. — Heidi Hammel Hubble Copy Share Image
It's clear that the only thing that is inhibiting us from doing further human exploration of space is money and the will… — Heidi Hammel Exploration Copy Share Image
Climates always change. The question is, how are we going to adapt to climate change? Now, it may be true that we… — Heidi Hammel Adapt Copy Share Image
Having the young people engaged, involved, and being the leaders themselves is a great way to capture them intellectually and emotionally. — Heidi Hammel Great Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned that has made me very successful, I think, as a scientist in general, sometimes you just… — Heidi Hammel Chance Copy Share Image
I feel like an old-fashioned mountain climber when I am making discoveries, seeing something for the first time, realizing that no human… — Heidi Hammel First time Copy Share Image
There's this myth that science is hard. But everything is hard. — Heidi Hammel Everything Copy Share Image
Weather forecast for Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt: cloudy with a chance of ammonia. — Heidi Hammel Belt Copy Share Image
When Hubble was launched, it became clear very shortly thereafter that there was a problem with the optics.The mirror was not quite… — Heidi Hammel Forward Copy Share Image
We really have only been observing Neptune with big telescopes since shortly before 1989. — Heidi Hammel Big Copy Share Image
The Internet has made communication far more rapid. If there is a discovery, instantly around the world, anyone can confirm it. — Heidi Hammel Around the world Copy Share Image
The Hubble Telescope can see the farthest galaxies. The Webb Telescope will see the farthest stars. — Heidi Hammel Astronomy Copy Share Image
If I see something that seems out of sync with what's already known, the first thing I do is try to find… — Heidi Hammel Data Copy Share Image
